( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “past three months.” The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-RATE-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: JOBLESS-RATE-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: past three months] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ———————— VERBATIM: The Labor Department report showed that hiring last month jumped from a 227,000 increase in August, which was revised […]
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U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 336,000 jobs in September
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “past three months.”
The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department report showed that hiring last month jumped from a 227,000 increase in August, which was revised sharply higher. Last month’s unexpectedly strong gain suggests many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy. The economy has now added an average of 266,000 jobs a month in the past three months.